<p>Cold Wind - There’s no doubt that you can gain valuable information and contact admissions reps at these events, but is the quality of that information and contact any different than what you’d receive if you simply called the universities’ Admissions offices? Harvard and Princeton (not U.Va.) require evaluative interviews with trained interviewers for each applicant, and as Marite says, those are done one-on-one at a specific time in the application process. It may be useful to know whether a student’s attendance at one of the road shows is recorded as an indication of interest that later adds positive weight to their application file.</p>